The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-26
CRUSHED BY THE WHEELS
GEORGE c. LEWIS RUN OVER BY
A FREIGHT TRAIN.

Knocked Down While Walking on
Track at the ocean Steams lip
Wharves and Fatally Injured-His
Death at this Savannah Hospital After
Five Hours of Terrible Sutfering-His
Funeral To-day.
Mr.. George C. Lewis met with an acct
dent yesterday afternoon that caused his
death within few hours after it occurred.
At O'Clock he finished his work at the
Ocean Steamship Company's wharves, and
was walking up the railroad track from the
rosin sheds to the offices, to make his daily
report He had been a sufferer from rheu-
matism for some years past, and it had
crippled him so that he walked with diff
Guilty. He was deaf, also, and his infirmi-
ties were probably the cause of his death.
A train of empty freight cars was backing
into the yard on the track upon which Mr..
Lewis was walking and behind him. He
seemed not to have heard it, for he walked
along unconscious of danger until the rear
car struck him and knocked him to the
ground. He could not have escaped had
he had control of his legs, but crippled as he
the wheels of the car came upon him. They
passed over his left thigh and right ankle,
crushing them out of all semblance OF
shape. A laborer, who was at work near
the track, saw him fall and gave the signal
to the engineer, who stopped the train at
once, but not before two wheels had passed
over the PROSTATE man.
TAKEN FROM UNDER THE WHEELS.
A number of men soon gathered about the
scene of the accident, and while messenger
was dispatched for Mr.. Lewis brother, Mr..
John Lewis, he was taken out from under
the cars and laid beside the track. When
his brother saw what had happened he inn
mediately procured a wagon and took him
to the Savannah Hospital. His other
brother, Mr.. Robert Lewis, was informed of
the accident, and he toa went to the hos
pital
DR.. Stone was summoned, and he and the
hospital staff made an examination of the
wounded mans injuries. They soon saw
that he had but few hours to live, and as
it was apparent that he would die
at once if an operation was at
tempted, no effort was made at am
putation. Mr.. Lewis was suffering intense
pain. He was conscious, though he never
spoke after he fell To relieve his suffer-
ing he was put under the influence of ether,
and was kept unconscious by the use OF the
dIeSJuellC uulll lie uleu. his DIOInGIS anu
a number of his friends gathered by his
bedside, and remained with him to the end.
AWAITING DEATH.
After o'clock his death was momentarily
expected. The beating of his heart became
almost imperceptible and his breath came
in irregular gasps Several times it was
thought that all was over, but he would re-
vive again and breathe painfully for awhile.
AT 10 O'clock he died.
Mr. Lewis was native of this city, having
been born here in 1874. He lived all his life
here, and when the war broke out he went
into the army as a member of the Fifth
Georgia Cavalry under the Colonel now
Gen. r. H. Anderson. He was well known
in the secret societies. having for a long
time been a member of Solomon's Lodge
No. l, F. A. NJ and Haupt Lodge No. s. l.
o. o. F. He was also a member of the Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards, which organiza
ton he joined after he came out of the
army His funeral will take pace at
o'clock this afternoon from the Independent
Presbyterian church.